News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-05-19
HYDE PARK.

tai office in Burlington.
Edward Wilson, at work for Henry
; johnson & Lord, has been in town the
past few days. He is taking short
vacation on account of his health.
Messrs. C. F. Randall, C. NJ.
Strong, H. NJ. Mcfarland, and Frank
Strong have been at Greensboro Pond
the past few days trying their luck in
fishing.
Our neighbor, Almond Boardman,
was 80 years old last Monday. His
step is as elastic as many men of 60.
That he may enjoy many more years
of health and prosperity is the wish OF
all.
Do not fail to read what G. S. Page
says about salt for fertilizing purposes.
1t is cheaper than ever and his large
sales would seem to indicate a growing
popularity for this substitute for phos-
phate.
From the new Grand List we CLEAN
the following: No. of polls, 40S; per-
sonal property, 1882, 93O.22; value of
real estate, S417, 279.OO; Grand List,
S6,S1S.10. Compared with last year
this is decrease of Is polls de-
crease of S27, 22S.71 in personal prop
erty, and an increase of 3,S63.3S in
value of real estate. Making the de-
crease of Grand List S263.S6.
Almost everybody who is interested
in music remembers John b. Fassett,
the organ peddler, who for some ten
years travelled through northern Yer
mont and quite largely in this vicinity.
He was good-natured, pleasant man,
and the notice of his death, in another
column, will be read by many of his
acquaintance with sincere sorrow.
He was burned to death in his mills at
Moretown, his wife sharing his fate
with him.
Several cars of the way freight train
going east last Saturday afternoon
were thrown from the track a few
miles this side of Cambridge Junction.
1t took several hours to get the cars
on the track again, and when near the
station at this place last Sunday
morning the engine and two cars were
derailed by the dropping of brake
beam. Considerable track was torn
up. This, with the labor of getting
the cars again on the track, required
the services of a large gang until near
ly noon.
Apropos of the coming centennial
we publish the following: The first
Grand List Of this town is dated Oct.
1st, 1896. 1t is on a sheet of paper
about 10x15 inches and certainly has
an antiquated appearance. From it
we learn that the number of polls was
Is (Anthony Dick, colored man, ex-
empted); No. of oxen four years old
and upwards, II; three-year-olds and
COWS, 20 two-year-olds, 10 yearlings,
10; horses three years old and up
wards, IL; two-year-old colts, l;
yearling colts, 2. Total valuation of
taxable property, $50 pounds and Is
shillings, which is equal to 81, 102 so.
The number of acres under cultiva-
ton was 1856. Aaron Keller and
Theophilus Fitch were the Listers, and
Jabez Fitch the Clerk.
SPRING JoTTINGs Waite re-
turned from Canada the first of the
week with a very handsome black
mare.-Minnie Russ teaches the school
in Greenfield, and Belle Kenfield the
one at Cady's Falls.-The 18th of
May having gone by, the local dog
killer has right to annihilate all I'M
licensed canines.-The weather has
been exceedingly warm for several
days past, which is only foretaste of
summer.-Richard Gibson, Sr., has
bought the Ban. Miller farm near Cen
terville, paying 1900 for the same
Do not seek to know what will hap
pen to-morrow.-Emeroy Goddard has
been added to the clerical force in
Pages Office" Aunt Mary" Sawyer
continues to improve in health and
has partially recovered the power of
speech. Lane, of Lawrence,
Mass, is visiting her sister, Mrs. T.
H. Porter.-Have you "chipped in "
towards the new depot sidewalk Pit
would be move in the right direction,
we think, to spend day or a part of
one in identifying the village ceme-
tery.-June bugs are ripe.--The
spring term at the Academy closed
Tuesday.-W. A. Deering of the VT.
University, was in town a short time
Tuesday and visited the Academy
A very acceptable rain.
At meeting of Aaron Keller Post
No. 81, G.. A. R., held May 4th, the
following resolutions on the death Of
VIM. G. Bundy were adopted:
Resolved, That it is with deep and sincere regret
| that we learn of the death of our late comrade,
William G. Bundy, the first one of our number to
respond to the lastrol call since the organization
of our Post.
Resolved That while we deplore the loss from
our ranks of a valued and faithful comrade, as
| loyal soldiers we submiSsYely bow to the orders
thrO' the portals d" OF that low green tent whose
curtain never outward SWINGS the Supreme
| Grand Commander of the universe.
Resolved, That we extend to the family of COM
| rade Bundy our earnest and heartfelt sympathy
| in their great bereavement.
Resolved, That copy of these resolutions be
spread on the records of the POST a copy be fur
| nished the NEWS AND CITIZEN for publication
| and copy be transmitted to the widow with the
| earnest hope that she will remember that her
-. EEATMoRE' Committee.
| V. A GILMORE.